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打冷战

Word · VerbTraditional打冷戰

shiver from cold or fear

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to shiver; to shudder

informal

Also written as 打冷颤。指短暂、突然的身体抖动。

Yī一
zhèn阵
lěng冷
fēng风
chuī吹
guò过
 ,
tā他
bù不
yóu由
de得
dǎ打
le了
gè个
lěng冷
zhan战
 。

A gust of cold wind blew by, and he couldn't help but shiver.

Tīng听
dào到
nà那
gè个
kǒng恐
bù怖
gù故
shì事
 ,
tā她
xià吓
de得
dǎ打
le了
gè个
lěng冷
zhan战
 。

Upon hearing that horror story, she shuddered in fright.

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Tā他
gāng刚
cóng从
bīng冰
shuǐ水
lǐ里
chū出
lái来
 ,
lěng冷
de得
zhí直
dǎ打
lěng冷
zhan战
 。

He just came out of the icy water and was shivering nonstop from the cold.

Xiǎng想
dào到
nà那
cì次
yì意
wài外
 ,
tā她
xīn心
lǐ里
jiù就
dǎ打
le了
gè个
lěng冷
zhan战
 。

Thinking of that accident, a shudder went through her.